swapping 5.0 to 4.6 dohc in my 79 2wd

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Old 07-01-2009, 11:19 AM
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I know some do because you can use them with a "big block" or "small block".
 
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The C4 has a removable bell housing and can be adapted to almost anything!

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Old 07-01-2009, 11:52 AM
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want me to get a picture??. they have a detachable bell, they bolt from the inside. i have takin a few apart, sooooooo i am 1000% sure on this. i thought that was common ford knowledge.
 
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Old 07-01-2009, 04:05 PM
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well since the c4 was mainly a car tranny and all i play with are 4wd trucks i havent seen one outside of the vehicle.
 
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C4's are very popular in Racing, they can be built tough!

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Old 07-02-2009, 08:40 AM
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hey man i got ya, we all make mistakes..

more pics comming tonight..
 
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ok yesterday i pylled the engine back out and cleaned the frame up good..


and today, i got my mounts ups.. 4 days early?? but i was glad to get it back in and mounted.


to my suprise with mustang cobra mounts it sat rite on the facto 302 frame plates.. all i got to do is drill new holes to move them ahead a bit. so as soon as i figure out my tranny i can get it mounted for the last time.

it's out once more to clean, paint and add new gaskets and instale a good transmisson then i can get it mounted for good and instale the wiring, i dont want to get ahead of myself but maybe i will here it run by months end if i can get a good tranny soon... anyone got an auto shift from behind a 4.6/5.4 "anything will fit".
 
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Kinda makes sense with the Mustang mounts. They did go from the 5.0L in 94-95 to the 4.6L in '96 without any major frame changes, didn't they?
 
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Old 07-02-2009, 11:34 PM
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well the stangs, use a completly diferant k-member.. but thats cause the mounts on a mod block are further ahead than on an sb. so yes it all works just gotta relocate the frame mounts forword.
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 01:18 PM
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Anyone got a 4.6/5.4 transmission.. I will try anything.
 
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cleaned it up a bit today, and checked header clearance again..



also searched the garage for some stuff i can use on this one, found a b&m ratchet shifter and a 100mph cluster i geuss i'll use on this. also got out my good c4 and ceaned it up, geuss i'll go that route and get the adapter bellhousing....
 
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cleaning things up and gutting the cab rie now, as soon as i get this bellhousing i acn get my tranny in. trying to get one used rite now.. with that i can get it bolted in and start wiring it up..

also was thinking of maybe making it one solid color, i'm thinking a nice clean grey primer job, but black primer and red are also options.. what do you guys think, reed, black or gray??. thanks
 
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I'm just subscribing to see how this project evolves. You just don't see to many of the newer motors in the older vehicles. I saw a mod motor in a 34 coupe so far at the Dream Cruise. One isn't a very big number considering the thousands of cars that attend.
 
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Old 07-05-2009, 11:16 AM
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well there arnt many old cars that a mod engine will fit in without major madifications so nobody seems to mess around with transplanting them into old stuff much..

however i got another one of these 4.6 dohc engines, i'm thinking about a 82ish reg cab 8 foot beder with that one in it with a charger and a 5 speed, but stock uglynes on the outside.. i know where trhere is one thats terrible fadded puke green.. and my buddy has a used vorteck charger for one of these engines, and i already got the 5 speeed stuff.. hmmm i geuss thats next years poject
 
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well there arnt many old cars that a mod engine will fit in without major madifications so nobody seems to mess around with transplanting them into old stuff much..
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